Phat Tracks

About The Program

Grammy winning composer Gordon Goodwin presents Phat Tracks with Gordon Goodwin, a two-hour tour through a wide range of jazz styles and concepts. Gordon’s experience and musical understanding allow him to give his listeners rare look behind the curtain to see what makes this music so special. The show’s musical palette ranges from swing to latin to funk to orchestral, and occasionally includes spoken comments from the artists themselves.

Phat Tracks with Gordon Goodwin airs on KSDS, Saturdays from 1:00 -3:00 pm PST.

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Hi gang, My name is Gordon Goodwin, host of Phat Tracks, and, believe it or not, I'm in a movie! It's called 'Knights of Swing.'

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Here are the 30 most recent tracks played on this show:

May 18th at 2 PM Hour
2:54 PM Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band David Sanborn “Play that Funky Music” — The Phat Pack BUY
2:46 PM The Brecker Brothers “Rocks” — The Brecker Bros BUY
2:42 PM David Sanborn “Flight” — Taking Off BUY
2:32 PM Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band “Hunting Wabbits” — XXL BUY
2:18 PM Take 6 “I've Got Life” — Join The Band BUY
2:11 PM Yellowjackets “Guarded Optimism” — Cohearence BUY
2:04 PM Chris Potter “Rumples” — Ultrahang BUY
May 18th at 1 PM Hour
1:59 PM The Hi-Lo's “Of Thee I Sing” — The Hi-Lo's and All That Jazz BUY
1:48 PM Bob Curnow's L.A Big Band “The First Circle” — Music of Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays BUY
1:37 PM Patti Auston “Lullaby of Birdland” — For Ella 2 BUY
1:37 PM Bola Fleck “Bomesha Swing” — Remeberance BUY
1:31 PM Eliane Ellias “Baubles, Bangles, and Beads” — Dreamer BUY
1:24 PM Roy Hargrove “Invitation” — Nothing Serious BUY
1:14 PM Stan Kenton and his Orchestra “A little Mirror Booze” — Live At Redlands BUY
1:08 PM Oscar Peterson Trio Stan Getz “I Want To Be Happy” — Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio BUY
May 11th at 6 PM Hour
6:57 PM Buddy & Ella Johnson “You'll Get Them Blues” — N/A BUY
May 11th at 2 PM Hour
2:53 PM Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band “Swingin' for the Fences” — Bach 2 Part Invention in Dm BUY
2:48 PM Arturo Sandoval “Manteca” — Trumpet Evolution BUY
2:41 PM Pat Metheny Group “Facing West” — Secret Story BUY
2:36 PM Mohini Dey “Buttery Buns” — N/A BUY
2:28 PM Lee Retinour “Dolphins Don't Dance” — Rhythm Sessions BUY
2:23 PM Joni Mitchell “Both Sides Now” — Both Sides Now BUY
2:11 PM Hubert Laws “Law's Cause” — Windows BUY
2:06 PM Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band “Act Your Age” — Senior Mouse BUY
May 11th at 1 PM Hour
1:59 PM Ella Fitzgerald/Nelson Riddle & The OrchestrA “Pick Yourself Up” — Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson BUY
1:51 PM Dave Tull “Texting And Driving” — Please Tell Me Your Name BUY
1:44 PM Wayne Bergeron “Full Circle” — Theme from Chinatown BUY
1:36 PM Sonny Rollins “The Complete Prestige Recordings” — Dieo BUY
1:30 PM Dianne Reeves “The Calling” — Lullaby Of Birdland BUY
1:24 PM Elvin Jones/ Joey DeFrancessco “After The Rain” — Take The Coltrane(Intstrumental) BUY

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